Scottish Climate Intelligence Service

The Scottish Climate Intelligence Service (SCIS) is now on LinkedIn! ?? The #SCIS is a climate change capacity-building programme for local authorities in Scotland, combining a national digital platform and a support service co-designed by the delivery partners and local authorities from across the country. Our digital platform - ClimateView - will collate area-wide emissions data to create standardised emissions inventories across all 32 of Scotland's local authorities. It will also calculate and visualise the emissions reduction impact of particular projects and interventions taken by local authorities in delivering their own area-wide emissions reduction strategies. Through workshops, knowledge-sharing sessions and 1-2-1s, our tailored support service will help local authorities to build the skills, knowledge and influence to use this data to better plan, monitor and deliver #climateaction at the scale and pace required for achieving their #netzero targets. The SCIS is delivered by a partnership between Edinburgh Climate Change Institute, ClimateView and the Improvement Service. This partnership brings together expert climate knowledge, practitioner insights and a track record of successfully supporting local authorities to deliver high quality, efficient local services both in Scotland and across the world. Follow us here to stay up to date with the SCIS journey and share this page with any colleagues and contacts who might be interested! If you have questions about who we are and what we do, you can contact us at [email protected]. COSLA Local Government Information Unit (LGIU) Sustainable Scotland Network #climatechange #localgovernment #NetZero #collaboration #knowledgesharing #

Our brilliant Judi Kilgallon doing what she does best: cutting through the noise and reminding us that people - those making decisions and those affected by those decisions - are the cornerstone of effective and equitable net zero policymaking ??

It's the end of the road...for now ?? Today, the Scottish Climate Intelligence Service Roadshow series comes to an end today at COSLA. Having hosted two Roadshow events in Glasgow and Inverness, the SCIS and ClimateView teams are excited to be finishing in Edinburgh. Once again, we're looking forward to welcoming local authority colleagues and public sector delivery partners representing a range of sectors from sustainability and energy efficiency to transport and community development. Our day of presentations, workshops, discussion and collaboration enables attendees and the SCIS delivery team to focus on two key questions: 1. What are the key barriers local authorities face in their attempts to embed and implement effective climate decision making? 2. How can the SCIS better help local authorities to overcome these challenges? Because really (and it is worth repeating!), we know what the problem is, we know the sectors to target to have the greatest impact, and we understand the solutions available - it's now about effective, area-wide delivery ?? For the final time for a little while, the SCIS and ClimateView teams are looking forward to meeting our local authority partners in-person very soon! Aileen Whitehead Clare Wharmby Jamie Brogan Joanna Keel John Rembowski Judi Kilgallon Killian B. Kira Myers Kristin Hopfe Morgan Watkins Niklas Vinge Orren Shalit Sarah Bissett #ClimateAction #NetZero #Scotland #LocalGovernment #Policymaking #Decisionmaking #ClimateMitigation #CarbonReduction #Collaboration

After a great day in Glasgow last week our team from the Improvement Service, Edinburgh Climate Change Institute and ClimateView had another inspiring and motivating roadshow in a lovely sunny Inverness with colleagues from Highland Council Aberdeenshire Council Moray Council and Nestrans. Looking forward to Edinburgh tomorrow COSLA! #localgovernment #climateaction

New week, new adventures! The Scottish Climate Intelligence Service is back on the road ??? Following a fantastic Roadshow event in Glasgow last Thursday, today the SCIS and ClimateView teams are hosting the second of three roadshow events in Inverness! We're looking forward to welcoming local authority colleagues and public sector delivery partners representing a range of sectors from climate change and energy to transport, planning and economic development. Through a day of presentations, workshops, discussion and collaboration, our roadshow events will enable attendees and the SCIS delivery team to focus on two key questions: 1. What are the key barriers local authorities face in their attempts to embed and implement effective climate decision making? 2. How can the SCIS better help local authorities to overcome these challenges? Because really, we know what the problem is, we know the sectors to target to have the greatest impact, and we understand the solutions available - it's now about effective, area-wide delivery ?? The SCIS Team is looking forward to meeting more of our local authority partners very shortly! Aileen Whitehead Clare Wharmby Jamie Brogan Joanna Keel Judi Kilgallon Niklas Vinge Orren Shalit #ClimateAction #NetZero #Scotland #LocalGovernment #Policymaking #Decisionmaking #ClimateMitigation #CarbonReduction #Collaboration

The Scottish Climate Intelligence Service is on the road ??? Today, the SCIS and ClimateView teams are hosting our first roadshow event of 2025 at Glasgow Caledonian University! We'll be welcoming Councillors, Heads of Service and Officers from 16 Scottish local authorities who work across sectors ranging from climate, energy and LHEES to transport, behaviour change and governance. Through a day of targeted learning, discussion and collaboration, our roadshow events centre on two key questions: 1. What are the key barriers local authorities face in their attempts to embed and implement effective Net Zero decision making? 2. How can the SCIS better help local authorities to overcome these challenges? Because really, we know what the problem is, we know the sectors to target to have the greatest impact, and we understand the solutions available - it's now about effective, area-wide delivery?? The SCIS Team are looking forward to meeting our local authority partners very shortly! Aileen Whitehead Clare Wharmby George Tarvit Joanna Keel John Rembowski Judi Kilgallon Killian B. Kira Myers Miriam M. Morgan Watkins Niklas Scholz Orren Shalit Ruaidhri Higgins-Lavery Sarah Bissett (With a shout out to Sarah Bryant who created our wonderful Roadshow graphics ?? ) #ClimateAction #NetZero #Scotland #LocalGovernment #Policymaking #Decisionmaking #ClimateMitigation #CarbonReduction #Collaboration

ClimateView are in the building ?? The Scottish Climate Intelligence Service team is thrilled to welcome our partners at ClimateView for a day of workshops, problem-solving and co-creation, hosted at the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute. In this photo, Orren Shalit and Tomer Shalit are leading discussions as the team dives into the four critical, iterative steps for effective area-wide climate action: 1. Lay the Foundations - understand where you are. 2. Set Targets - break your goal down into specific transitions that add up to your goal. 3. Take Action - what interventions, policies and innovation do we need to reach these targets, and who is delivering them? 4. Track Progress - monitor your actions, define your indicators and evaluate as part of an iterative process. An exciting day ahead ?? #Collaboration #NetZero #ClimateAction #Scotland #LocalGovernment

Meet the Scottish Climate Intelligence Service! #SCIS Joanna Keel joined the Improvement Service after completing an MSc in Environmental Protection and Management at The University of Edinburgh, where she was selected to be an Earth Fellow as part of the Edinburgh Earth Initiative. As one of our fantastic Local Leads, Joanna acts as the main point of contact between the SCIS and local authorities, actively supporting and collaborating with our users on every step of their ClimateView journeys. Joanna is the Local Lead for our 'Northern' family grouping: you can find out more about our Local Authority 'families' here -> https://lnkd.in/ejyKu6Eb. "Local authorities are uniquely placed to drive positive action on climate change within their local areas and communities. I aim to support and champion local authorities in reducing their area-wide emissions, while making sure that council officer voices are heard and appreciated." #Scotland #LocalGovernment #ClimateAction #NetZero #Collaboration

John Rembowski, Capacity Building Project Officer at the new Scottish Climate Intelligence Service, looks back at a successful 2024 for the #SCIS and their big plans for 2025.

Final few days to apply to join us at the Scottish Climate Intelligence Service as one of our Local Leads ?? Apply here -> https://lnkd.in/e5SrCPAA